Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The teaching frees us from tangles, from doubt, from the sticky pull of attachment, and turns us toward loving the One.
It plants this counsel in the mind: sing the One's praises, in calm and balance.
The true teacher pulls out the weeds in us and plants something good in their place.
First comes what the teacher takes away. Aal jaal means tangles, the knots we tie ourselves in. Bharam is doubt. Moh is clingy attachment, holding on too tight. The teacher helps us let go of all three. Then the teacher turns us toward rang, love, for the One.
Next comes what gets planted. Man ka-o ih updays darirh-aavai — the teacher fixes this advice firmly in the mind: sing the One's praises.
Think of a garden. Pulling weeds is only half the job. If you plant nothing, the weeds come back. Real change is both clearing out and planting.
The last words are sahj sahj, calmly, calmly. Sahj is this raag's word for a settled, easy balance. It is the calm of a soul at peace.
What 'weed' would you most like cleared — and what good thing would you plant where it was?
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